Please find and read a selection of newspaper articles describing the project management performance of HS2. To source your information you might begin by using a search engine. Input the search criteria High Speed Rail 2 UK or HS2 UK and locate news items. Your information sources should be short pieces commenting on how the project is performing in respect of its schedule, cost and scope. You should apply your learning from the course so far to answer the question:

• What are the main challenges faced by the High Speed Rail 2 project, and how are these affecting its performance?

You should write no more than 300 words in response to this question. Your answer should reflect on the evidence and information provided in the news items and also on your learning from the course.

You will be sharing your work with your peers and you will assess each other's work using a given set of criteria.

Your work will be reviewed by one of your peers and will be graded using a scale of 0-5 for each of the criteria.

Your work will be assessed using the following criteria:

• Does the presentation address the original task?

• How clear and understandable is the analysis?

• How effectively is the analysis extracted from the news items?

• How well is the analysis of HS2 grounded on solid evidence?

You need to achieve 50% to be awarded a pass.

How to create your assignment:

You might find it useful to type your assignment into a word processing document and save it to your computer or device before you submit it for peer review. This will help you keep a record of your work for your own development. It will also allow you to review your work thoroughly before you submit.

How to submit:

On the My submission page you will be able to copy your submission into the text box provided.

You have the option to save a draft copy of your text and you can also preview your work before you submit it for peer review.

Guidelines for the assignment:

Once you have submitted your own work you will be presented with a peer's submission to review. You will be able to see your peers' work on the Review classmates page.